Science Highlights

Digging Deeply Into Data for the Causes of Disease
Hunting for the cause of a disease can be like tracing a river back to its many sources. Here are a few examples of how scientists are using bioinformatics to learn more about the development of diseases.

Forecasting Infectious Disease Spread with Web Data
Anonymized social media and other publicly available Web data are improving the ability to forecast emerging infectious disease outbreaks and develop tools that can help health officials as they respond.